The Dearly Beloved - By Cara Wall (paperback)

The Dearly Beloved is a moving portrait of love and friendship set against a backdrop of social change in 1950-1970 America and London.

This beautifully written book follows two married couples - ministers and academics - whose intricate bonds of faith and friendship, jealousy and understanding, are tested by the birth of an autistic child.

With a glowing endorsement from Jenna Bush Hager (A Today show "Read with Jenna" Book Club Selection!), this "gentle, gorgeously written book may be one of my favorites ever" (The New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice).

The Dearly Beloved traces the lives of Charles and Lily, James and Nan, as they become entangled when the husbands become copastors at a famed New York city congregation in the 1960s.

Their personal differences threaten to tear them apart, but their deep bonds of friendship and love ultimately prevail.

A powerful exploration of faith, hope, and the transformative power of love, The Dearly Beloved is a must-read for anyone looking for a thoughtful and moving story that will stay with them long after they finish reading.